Bulgaria — Cyber Threat Profile
Bulgaria's cybersecurity strategy is closely aligned with European Union and NATO defense frameworks, reflecting its role as an Eastern Flank member state. National priorities include protecting government systems, energy infrastructure, and defense networks from state-sponsored espionage and disruptive cyber operations. The country faces sustained targeting linked to regional geopolitical tensions. Institutional coordination through national cyber authorities, EU directives implementation, and alliance intelligence sharing strengthens defensive posture. Ongoing investments in cyber workforce development and infrastructure modernization continue to enhance Bulgaria's resilience against advanced threats.- National CERT/CSIRT: CERT Bulgaria
- Data protection authority: Bulgarian Commission for Personal Data Protection (source: CNIL)
- World Cybercrime Index 2024 (origin significance): 1.07 / 100, #31 worldwide
- Secure Internet servers per 1M people (2024): 50,750.6 (source: World Bank)
- Internet users (2024): 82.4% of population (source: World Bank)
Latest Bulgaria coverage
- Krybit ransomware claims Bulgaria's Eurohold and its Euroins insurer 2026-07-19 · Ransomware
Threat actors targeting Bulgaria
- APT28 APT
- Killnet Hacktivist
- Krybit Ransomware · 2 incident(s)
- Sarcoma Ransomware · 2 incident(s)
- The Gentlemen Ransomware · 2 incident(s)
- Brain Cipher Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- Deadlock Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- FunkSec Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- Hunters International Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- LockBit Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- Majinahanashi Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- MedusaLocker Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- Panzer Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- RansomHouse Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- Stormous Hacktivist · 1 incident(s)
Most targeted sectors
- Financial Services 3 incident(s)
- Healthcare 3 incident(s)
- Manufacturing 3 incident(s)
- Business & Professional Services 1 incident(s)
- Entertainment & Media 1 incident(s)
- Government & Public Sector 1 incident(s)
- Transportation & Logistics 1 incident(s)
Recent claimed incidents
- wildmanbg.com 2026-09-29 · Other
- Abv 2026-09-23 · Other
- Balkan Polymers 2026-09-15 · Manufacturing
- Apteki Mareshki 2026-09-15 · Healthcare
- Konica Minolta Bulgaria 2026-09-11 · Manufacturing
- CARIBE / SUBRA 2026-08-12 · Other
- Eurohold Bulgaria AD (Еврохолд България АД) 2026-07-19 · Financial Services
- euroins.bg 2026-07-18 · Financial Services
- bERS 2026-07-10
- felixvet.com 2025-12-07 · Healthcare
- Supreme Administrative Court of Bulgaria 2025-02-19 · Public Sector
- hreu.eu 2025-02-02
- Smart Media Group Bulgaria 2024-10-09
- EasyPay 2024-10-09 · Financial
- intrama-bg 2024-07-28 · Manufacturing